St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-09
HE LOVED THE BLONDE.
Pretty Miss BaIlOu and Lawyer
Anthony and His Wife.


New YORK, May s.-Miss Jeanette
BallOu, a goOd-lOoklAg young woman,
aged %, was arrested yesterday by
Deputy O'Donnell on an order issued
by Judge Barrett. The complainant is
Mrs. Ida Anthony, wife of ID. Z. An
thony, a lawyer of this city. She de-
clares that Miss Ballou allienated her
husbands affections, and sues 1or
$4,000 damages. Miss Ballou was
found in West Forty-ninth street, where
Anthony, he having separated from
his wife. In her affidavit she says
she was married on June1S, 1879, IN
Philadelphia. She has one child, Ida,
aged 6. In September, 1885, Mr.. and
Mrs. Anthony began housekeeping IN
Plainfeld, n. j., and lived there till
Sept. 4, 1886, when they separated. In
the summer of 1885 they were for time
at Wilburt, n. Y, as Mr.. anthony was
suffering from nervous prOstratIon.
There they met Miss BallOu, who was
living with her grandfather, Theodore
BallOu. Soon after their meeting Miss
BallOu showed great fOndnesS for the
company of Mr.. Anthony, and she was
invited to visit Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony
at Plainfeld. She did SO, remaining
there from Dec. 21, 1885, till Jan. 10,
1856. Soon after her arrival an intimacy
sprang up between her and Mr..
Anthony, which caused Mrs. Anthony
serious annoyance. One morning, Mrs.
Anthony having seen her husband writ
ing note, found one in Miss Ballou'S
room in her husbands handwriting. Is
began, Darling" and declared the
writer had worked himself into fever
during the day and
COULD HARDLY WAIT
till night came. When the note was
shown to Miss BalIou by Mrs. Anthony,
the former declared that she had written
it herself. Miss Ballou then said she
was going to New York. Fearing that
she was going to her husbands office,
Mrs Anthony said she would go with
her. While she was getting ready, Mrs.
Anthony saw her throw away piece of
paper. Mrs. Anthony recovered it. 1t
was in Mr. Anthony'S handwriting, and
read:
my darling, your words, penned last
evening, gave NE great happiness. You
are in truth my soul and life and always
will be.''
Both women came to- New York and
Miss Ballou gave Mr.. Anthony her YER
sion of the affair. A day or two after
which Mrs. Anthony accused Miss Bal
lou. This was on January 10. Nine
days later Mr.. Anthony and Miss Ballou
left the house. On January 26 Mr.. An
thony returned. Mrs. Anthony found
in his clothing some time afterwards
letters from Miss Ballou, and in one
was lock of Miss Ballou's hair. FL
nally the husband and wife separated.
Mrs. Anthony says that a short time
prior to the separation her husband would
call the name, ''Jeannette," out in his
sleep. Her husband soon joined Miss
Ballou. They first went TO board at
West Twentysecond street and later in
West FOrty-ninth. AT each place Mr..
Anthony represented Miss Ballou as his,
ward. After detention of two hours;
in the sheriff's Office surety for 1900
was procured and she was released. I.
Mr.. Anthony procured the bondsman.
He declared that his wife was a virago.s
that he had lived with her year longer.
than any other man could have done.
and that her allegations concerning Miss
Ballou were false in every particular.
in so far as they reflected on her good
name. Miss Ballou, who seemed to feel
her position keenly, said she merely
wished to deny those parts of Mrs,
Anthony's affidavit rejecting ON her.